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Trades.

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SATURDAY,

AUGUST 18, 1928.

The China Mail was estab

age painter in the Colony only who were forfeited by order of their mind. worka ten days a month. No mat-father and king. According to this | lished in 1845, a few years after the ter how many contracts' his princ!- Chinese legend, "Chat Chick," from | British flag was holsted here. I pai may get, the artisan is only re- whom the name of this festival is am thinking, however, of the warded with periods of a few days derived, was a beautiful and indus- Chinese side of commercial life: or a week, with an interval of Idle-trious daughter of the King of There must be some shops which: nese in between. In other words, Heaven. This talented daughter wore opened when the British came there is no inducement.

used to weave and did a lot of fine here from Canton and Macaq.,` embroidery which greatly delighted

The Patron

Saint.

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My attention,

Dating Back

to 1841..

has been drawn to the Kwong Woo firm, of No. 66, Queen's-road Central, which opened to business here in 1841. It was in existence previously at Canton and then moved down to Whampoa, finally All along, it coming down here. has sold silks, curlos, Ivory etc. to" foreigners and Chinese and, more noteworthy still, the control has been in one family all the time. Down at Nam Pak Hong, there is the well known Kung Yuen Hong,

The Chinese builders her father. At marriageable age, have their patron this girl, however, fell in love with saints. The deity who, a “cowboy." This was discovered Is worshipped by the by the king who consented to their majority of branches la set up in marriage after much hesitation. every shop connected, with the But, alas, this young and happy trade. When the festival comes couple were getting lazy after their round every year, all the men stop marriage and neglected to do their work for a few days' and 'celebrate work. The king. In a rage, order with music, feasting and making ed the "eowboy" to be deported to merry. The carpenters, brick- one side of the "Silvery River" and layers and matshed-builders share "Chat Chick" to the other side, per- ono patron saint. The painters mitting them to meet only once a have another. The blacksmiths year-i.e. on the "double Seven." worship a warrior of the Tang} Dynasty who is beat described as a

I am informed that Mr. the name of which has been connect. mischievous bluffer. His memory is Chinese Leung Yuen Wo has beened with Safron rice for decades. Its revered because he made a wea- Seamen. elected Chairman of the history was recalled a good many pon of iron which nobody could

Chinese. Seamen's Asso-years ago when' the branches of the fashion in those days. It was awe-clated Union, with Mr. K. C. Leung

founder's family were in dis. inspiring in appearance bat difficult as Secretary,

a long case The aims of the pute in to wield and conceived in a moment Union are to consolidate the divers Supreme Court. The Man On In- of mischief with a view to bluffing mass of Chinese Seamen, purging itsurance Co. must surely be the opponents.

Our Bright Light Skyscrapes.

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aldest Chinese insurance company of all undesirable elements, more especially those with communtatie in Hong Kong for it began opera-'

tions long ago,, Hong Kong by Night. leanings and to work for improved as something to be and amicable relations between em-

Thanks to the generosity remembered, is pro-ployer and employee, e.. between Soldier's of the Hong Kong office verbial, that is, look the shipping companies and the Furlough of the National City ing up at the tier upon Chinese seamen serving on their Home. Bank of New York, a Soldier's Furlough Home has been organised on. One of the places in Cheung Chau (Dumbbell) Island.

tler of lighted houses on the steep vessels.

hillside. But we have a different skyscrape which compares favður- ·

Toi.

historic value is ter by steam-launch from. Blake "Sung Wong Toi." Pler. The Iden, of course, is a

rest and a holiday during the sum- mer. There are, I think, nine bath- ing beaches on Cheung Chau. In

1918: Cornwall (the Hon. W. s.ably with other cities in the Far Sung Wong Kowloon noted for its which is about an hour and a quar- Leveson Gower, D.S.0.) June, 1918: East. Get on a ricsha-a motor- Cumberland (A. R. W. Waods, car moves too fast-on Szechuan- D.S.O.) June, 1919; Suffolk (Niet road bridge (across Soochow Greek, is situated on Ma Tau-wei, further place where the Tommies can get a O'Neill June, 1919; Kent (J. Wolfe-at the Post Office) in Shanghal, away from the Rope Factory, on the Murray, D.S.0.) Jüne, 1920.

going from Hongkew into the city right hand side of the in-road that (ie., from north to south); look leads to Kowloon City. On visit- Although there are towards the west and you will being the place one will And that there Local Building visible signs at duly impressed by the three roofs is a narrow road lending to a hill every hand of con- with minarets on the Chinese de-which is surrounded by low walls. tinued development partment stores, picked out in Having reached the summit, two in the Colony, business is "not multi-coloured lights and standing huge boulders firmly placed against too good" in the local building well above other houses. Canton cách other are revealed. · Between trade. At least that is what the has the Sun Co. (and Hotel Asia) them is a space large enough for a majority of contractors say. Ac- roof gardẹn which is similarly de-man to crawl in. According to the carding to one who has been in busi-corated and can be seen from the villagers living in the vicinity, it is ness for two or three decades, Bund, from inside the city, or from alleged that once upon a time the there has been a tendency severely Honam, across. the Pearl River. king of Sung was driven away from to undercut prices, if only to obtain Hong Kong is not behind in this res- his throne and, chased by his pur work so as to keep going at only an pect. Coloured lights can be seen suers,-took refuge under this rock. expense-making. margin, irrespec- from the harbour but the sight is In memory of such an event, the vil- tive of profit. The arrival of a not so impressive as when viewed lagers carefully

preserve this new firm, with substantial finance from an unusual angle. Walk place. A few years ago, it fell into backing, has rendered competition along Queen's-road Central, near a dilapidated condition, but thanks more keep Several big contracts the junction with Aberdeen-street, to the generous efforts of the vil were awarded to this newcomer who at nine o'clock on a fine right and lagers the place was recondition tendered at surprisingly low prices, you will see two very pretty roof-ed; but with such poor masonry To give a recent example. The gardens standing high up in the sky, that it has lost much of its natural

lowest tender of several for recon. Fas though they were floating, with beauty. .. structing a block of business pre- a myriad of electric bulbs pieced, to- They mises in Des Voeux-road Central gether in striking designs. was $170,000 and the highest was are on the Empress Hotel and the over $180,000. The new concern Far Ki Hotel. quoted under $140,000 and secured

Hong Kong. Saturday, Aug. 18, 1928. the work.

A LOOK AROUND.

[By The Mail Men.]

Salute.

Quite a number of

Season.

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Strange, Isn't It?

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I daresay that Miss Maude Royden, like so many "lions" who come

to Hong Kong, is be-

addition, the "boys" can get out door games and indoor recreation. The originator and organiser is Mr. Gibbon, an Army Scripture Reader. who stays out at Cheung Chau and looks after the Home. Inquiries can be made at the Cheer '0 Naval and Military Y.M.C.A. at the City Hall. Tickets can be obtained there and men can arrange to meet there and be conducted to the ferry to make the trip out. Applications will have to be made, in the first instance, to officers commanding units, for permission to go.

The irclusive charge is $150 a day, for It

which everything is provided. is a happy idea of the National City Bank to lend their house at Cheung Chau for this purpose and one

which will be welcomed by the

troops in the garrison. I trust it will meet with the success. it de-

serves.

Poor Bank Clerks.

Last week I revealed some bank secrets: now I am going to disclose another in-

teresting morsel having to do with those hard-flated institutions that soullessly swallow our monthly cheques. It has to do, however,

Fishing in the har- The Fishing bour, I am told, is ginning to think we are a queer Competition is not the

subject to the sea- crowd in this little Island-Colony, Where the sole cause of depress.

sons. The local sea-And we are a queer crowd so far as Workmen

ed conditions. I learn son is just about to end and anglers making a fuss of a person is con- Come From, that there are too are about to pack up their kit til! cerned. Anyone whose fame or.

raany workmen in the next year, Deep-zca fishing how-notoriety is enough to ensure him more with the personnel than the When Ships people asked on Hong Kong building trades. Unlon ever, is just about to begin and, of for her half a dozen columns of banks themselves-here it is:- Thursday, when ga-rates stipulate a minimum of $1.25 course, is conceded to be the more publicity anywhere else, is lucky to bank clarks are not allowed to tutes were exchanged a day for the qualified artisan; dar interesting pastime, if it can be extract half a column here; and mariy at 21. So, at least, said a with H.L.J.M.'a Uji (a small gunboating the boom of a few years ago, as called such. To indulge in deep-sea invariably that half a column has Registrar of Marriages at Cam from the Weat River), whether much as $3 a day was gladly paid; fishing, one has to procure--the to be supplied by the famous or bridge Police Court, and he ought H.M.S. Kent, the new flagship of the and now the best men can be en-word is used advisedly to cover notorious one. It is not because to know. If this is the truth, it China Station, had arrived. This gaged at about $1.50. It is remark owning, hiring or borrowing Hong Kong is offhand. It is hels. jolly hard lines on the bank question led to another-whether able that the men in the different boat which can' take a party out, British warships have to salute on branches should come from certain preferably for a week-end, to well cause Hong Kong is different. Our clerks, or those of entering & British port. The districts. The Ste Yap (ie, the beyond the confines of the harbour, make-up comprises a curious mix-possess the desire to run in part- nership. There must be something answer is--they have and they four districts forming the hinter- Two years or so ago, one such party ture. We are so self-centred that in the assertion, for when I come. haven't. Those that do must be land of Kongmoon) supply most of ❘ (including Indies) was pirated when we do not care anything about the to think of it, none of the bank bigger than a destroyer and must the carpenters, bricklayers, plus it was on the far side of Cap-sul-stranger visiting our shores. We clerks of my acquaintance who are around 21 is married. Still, they carry a certain number of guns. terers etc. Painters come from mun, the western entrance to the have-thank goodness-no Rotary do not appear to have such a bad Their salute is, of course, addressed Sun On (also known as Fo On), the anchorage. The anglers were sur-Club to turn the Colony Into a time. For one thing. they are to the Commodore in Charge of district adjoining the New Terri prised at night and caught un-second-rate township with its "shoved up": for the Club as soon Nava!

at Hongtory frontier. Nearly all stone awares. Since then, deep-sea fish"Hall, brother-pleased to meet they arrive, which is fairly de- masons are Hakkas, who are either ing has fallen from fashion. There yuh!" We do not go out of our clated by all newcomers.

cant treatment and is much appre Kong.

natives of the Colony or of the has been talk of a revival but pros way to make newcomers welcome, Not all ships which Upper East River valley or the pects for the coming season are

Establishments

A Question' come within the spe- hinterland of Swatow. The Sze- nene too bright because the piracy/ven when we know these new

them that

If, instead of be-

comers intend to settle down among Conspiracy of ing bank clerks, of Seniority.cification referred to wai district has a monopoly of did actually take place and is not

Exclusion. they were new-. give the salute. For scaffold builders, And when you part of any ordinary fisherman's us and share our lives hero.

comers about to Strange, isn't it?

try their hand at the profession Instance, if the Captain of the in-see that Sze-wul is on the banks of story.

which I adorn, there would be no coming vessel is sentor to the Cop the Ramboos River, a tributary of

Club' for them." The reason for modore, the arrival does not calute, the West River the reason is qbvl-

this is too personal to be para Take the case of the present Com- ous.

modore (J. L. - Pearson, C.M:G.). He was appointed Captain su 1917.

By virtue of the position he holds,

Fewer

is not a rank in, the Royal Navy,

Fewer apprentices

question often

On passing Lyndhurst- A Pretty terrace during these Which Is The arises which is graphed here. It dates back to the Story. few days, one tu aur. Oldest Firm 7 the firm which has yory early days of the Colony,

prised to see the large

the longest associa- when everybody was distrustful of

are going into the increase in the number of young wotion with the Colony? Several everybody else, and all doubly dis- he Is Commodore 2nd class, which Apprentices painters' trade at men patronising the haberdashers, names at once spring to mind. Of trustful of a newspaperman, Suf-

ficient to say there was Instituted -- though there is no This is partly due to the annual these which come within the cate a conspiracy to keep the newly-ar 1 is incumbent on ships the Cap apparent falling-off in recruits for "reduction sales in those shops, gory of shops, there are Messrs. rived Journalist out of the social talus of which are junior to him to the other branches of the building but the main reason lies in the fact A. S. Wataon & Co, Ltd. and scheme of things, a conspiracy In fire a salute but, again, the Commo- trade. This is because painters that the fair sex are purchasing Messrs, Lane, Crawford, Ltd. What which the very newspaper owners, dore, may inform officers junior to seldom get long employment. Al-face powders and other things to about the hongs, though? Some races, directors and others the newscomer's employers, and, còl» him that they are to diapens with though the actual construction of a offer, as a sacrifice to the Fairy were in existence elsewhere say, at leagues, in fact-played no small doing 50. Incidentally, the big buliding may take a year or two, Princess on the sovanth, day, of Canton, before Hong Kong was active part. However, these days, Captains of all the five county the painting and decorating takes the seventh moon (August 21, ceded to the British Crown, Mesera thero la no Northelite or Rother class cruisers, are all junior to the only a month or so. The painter 1928), the day on which this festival Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd. mere or Beaverbrock among the Commodore, being appointed Cap in Hong Kong gets only casual work falla. This has strictly been ob can claim a long history. The said proprietors, fessees, directors and others who has the power to tain on dates as follow:-Berwick where others get permanent employ served for centuries, by Chinese Union Insurance Society of Cantora, frown heavily and tell a youngster (R. S. Wykes-Sneyd, D.S.0.) Apríl, ment. It is estimated that the aver-giris in memory of a young couple Ltd. is another which comes to he cannet marry at 21.